“Being honest with ourselves, we had to look at how much money we were raising, where we were in the polls," Swalwell told supporters, arguing that he had "moved the needle on the debate stage with an issue I was very passionate about," referring to gun control measures. “So we’ve achieved that,’’ he said. “But we have to be honest about our own candidacy’s viability."

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The California congressman — who had previously told several area Democratic clubs that he would not seek re-election to the House — is facing a primary challenge from Hayward Councilmember Aisha Wahab, who has already been endorsed by an array of local and state elected officials. Wahab has taken a page from Swalwell’s playbook by presenting herself as a face of change in the district.

The bad news is that Swalwell will likely continue to be part of California's congressional delegation. The good news is that he is unlikely to appear on any late-night talk shows or primetime MSNBC programs.

Gun control, however will continue to be one of the top issues in the Democratic primary. It will be interesting to see if his party's presidential nominee carries his confiscation plank into the general election.